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Essex

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Noun

1. essex

a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Essex

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noun
1. 
a county of SE England, on the North Sea and the Thames estuary; the geographical and ceremonial county includes Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea, which became independent unitary authorities in 1998. Administrative centre: Chelmsford. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 1 324 100 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 3446 sq km (1310 sq miles)
2. 
an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that in the early 7th century ad comprised the modern county of Essex and much of Hertfordshire and Surrey. By the late 8th century, Essex had become a dependency of the kingdom of Mercia
noun
2nd Earl of, title of Robert Devereux. ?1566–1601, English soldier and favourite of Queen Elizabeth I; executed for treason

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Essex

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2d Earl of(Robert Devereux) 1566-1601; Eng. soldier & courtier: executed for treason
1. 
former Anglo-Saxon kingdom in E England
2. 
county in SE England, on the North Sea: 1,419 sq mi (3,675 sq km); pop. 1,529,000

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Essex

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A historical region and Anglo-Saxon kingdom of southeast England. Probably settled by Saxons in the early sixth century, the kingdom was long dominated by Mercia and later by Wessex before and after its inclusion in the Danelaw territories from 886 to 917.

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